Margôt Maddison-MacFadyen

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre has selected Island author Margôt Maddison-MacFadyen’s first self-published book, When the Circus Comes to Town and Other Stories, for inclusion in Best Books for Kids & Teens, Spring 2016.

Maddison-MacFadyen lives and writes at Rennies Road, PEI. She and her sister Brenda Hewer started a self-publishing venture, Sisters Publishing,read more ››

Peggy Hogan

Milo’s Burden, by local author Peggy Hogan, has been released by Double Dragon Publishing. Hogan will host a launch at Hunter River Memorial Library May 18 at 6:30 pm. There will be readings, signings, refreshments, and Hogan will perform an original song based on a scene from Milo’s Burden.

“I began Milo’s story a few years ago and soon learned that what seemed to flow like magic fromread more ››

Dale McIsaac

Dale McIsaac grew up in a large, often rambunctious, farm family near Charlottetown. The Porridge is Up! Stories from My Childhood is a collection of stories from those years—from a time when a secondhand bike or a brand new pair of pants were a big deal. But this is not the story of angels—as McIsaac recounts, he and his siblings courted their share of trouble. The Porridge is Up isread more ››

Harvey Sawler

One Man Grand Band: The Lyrical Life of Ron Hynes, by Harvey Sawler, has been recently published by Breakwater Books Ltd.

In this long-awaited biography, author Harvey Sawler traces the life of Ron Hynes, one of the most respected singer-songwriters in Canadian history. Through personal conversations and interviews, Sawler captures the spirit of an artist whose stock-in-trade hasread more ››

James Kinnee

Island author James Kinnee has released a new book entitled A Message from Eden, which he describes as a time travelling adventure that merges twentieth century culture with a primitive people more advanced that the archaeological world ever envisioned.

Newly married archaeologists arrive in The Valley of Monuments in Southern Utah on their honeymoon. The couple find messages from theread more ››

Dennis King

PEI storyteller Dennis King has released his first book, The Day They Shot Reveen: Stories from a PEI small town. The book is a collection of humorous stories that reflect life in Georgetown, PEI, as told through the eyes of a person with deep-rooted love and appreciation for the unique characters that make his hometown so special. The book will be sold at select bookstores andread more ››

Paul Vreeland

Is it possible to lie to yourself? Your friend confesses to you a crime he has committed. What do you do? What do you do if his crime is murder and the victim is someone you love? These are questions underlying the narrative of Paul Vreeland’s debut novel I’ll Tell You One Thing. As the antagonist Martin Countryman says, “Not every story has a happy ending. Should I be behind bars?read more ››

Patrick Ledwell

Prince Edward Island humourist Patrick Ledwell is back with a new book. A tiny land, on the outer lip of the known universe. A changing time, with empires hellbent on flattening all places into one. And a scrappy group of misfits, who unite to fight a future they don’t even recognize yet. Sound familiar? That’s because we’re describing Prince Edward Island.